Looking Good Matters…
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TABLE OF CONTENTS June 2012
COVER STORY: p. 38 Meeting Expectations In
a New Era Backed by an international parent company and a new top-tier management team, National Express Corporation CEO David Duke lays a new foundation of enhanced employee training and customer service for greater transparency
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Celebating
TWENTIETH YEAR ANNIVERSARY
June 2012 Volume XXI Issue 6
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LEADING Almost Like New
State programs give school districts additional options for extending service life of school buses
What is GIS Mapping?
Contractors
Discuss Conversion Trends, Customer Relationships
A New Vision
National Express Corporation’s David Duke ushers in a new era for North America school bus operations
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Newp. 52 Today’s market is seeing more options to extending the service life of school buses through re- furbishments to focus on safety, alleviate district budget woes
The Best-Laid Transportation Plans are Made With GIS
Mapping p. 44 Public and private student trans- porters are taking advantage of GIS mapping technology for plan- ning bus routes and monitoring
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